tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.comments2015-06-05T09:08:38.277-04:00Reduce FootprintsSmall Footprintshttps://plus.google.com/114602055461808125944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-39136522701313922022015-06-04T09:07:29.276-04:002015-06-04T09:07:29.276-04:00I have enjoyed your posts immensly and you will be...I have enjoyed your posts immensly and you will be missedKathryn Magendiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-4593969904846384822015-06-03T22:05:55.385-04:002015-06-03T22:05:55.385-04:00We will all miss you but so happy for your new adv...We will all miss you but so happy for your new adventure! Having land is hard work but oh so rewarding. You have put in so many hours of hard work and research on this blog and it has been such a great pleasure knowing you and participating in all of the wonderful challenges. I pray that this new chapter in your lives will be AWESOME!!!!!Alicia@ Eco friendly Homemakinghttp://ecofriendlyhomemaking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-20790217815057013742015-06-03T18:06:35.563-04:002015-06-03T18:06:35.563-04:00Thanks so much for all your hard work. Enjoy the s...Thanks so much for all your hard work. Enjoy the silence. Whenever you&#39;re wanting to post, we&#39;ll be here. Feel the sunshine!Richard Dimechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933176922890872369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-7960116290118503812015-06-03T17:06:01.195-04:002015-06-03T17:06:01.195-04:00Hi Cyndi,
So sad to see you go since I have just ...Hi Cyndi,<br /> So sad to see you go since I have just found your website this year. I am glad that you have a wonderful goal ahead of you to start enjoying nature. I know how much work a website takes and the research, writing and all the tech problems that sometimes can seem overwhelming. <br /> I appreciate you promoting my website and from the bottom of my heart I wish you happiness, health with your new house and property. I hope you find joy in your new ventures and hope proud to know you for the time I have. The world needs more people like to help promote green living and a healthier world. May God go with and watch over. Best wishes to you and your family. MarlaMarlahttp://www.organic4greenlivings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-42042336884156293922015-06-03T14:33:31.482-04:002015-06-03T14:33:31.482-04:00Good luck and stay in touch. Thanks for everything...Good luck and stay in touch. Thanks for everything you have put on this blog and all the very best with putting it into practice on your hectare of land and new home. I&#39;ll miss your challenges and weekly inspiration but may take up the mantle while you are off-line and set challenges for subscribers of www.worldchanging.me to take up specific quests each month. Thank you for checking in our quests it&#39;s made a big difference to us to know that there are others out there that care. Have fun in nature and I hope your garden grows beautifully.Moraghttp://www.worldchanging.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-18094870450375870432015-06-03T14:09:04.601-04:002015-06-03T14:09:04.601-04:00Cyndi, thank-you so much for all the hard work you...Cyndi, thank-you so much for all the hard work you&#39;ve put into this blog all these years. I&#39;m so very glad that the blog is still going on, but something&#39;ll be missing now that you&#39;ll be gone. Still, everyone comes to a point where a change must be made, &amp; that&#39;s this time for you. All the best &amp;, again, thank-you.<br /><br />Michelle :)Michelle Knowleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833611856086584498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-18710606089895542712015-06-03T14:05:21.385-04:002015-06-03T14:05:21.385-04:00Cyndi, I will miss you very much it&#39;s been a p...Cyndi, I will miss you very much it&#39;s been a pleasure getting to know you and I&#39;ve grown through the challenges you presented us with. Much good luck and take care while you enjoy your new home and property.Loishttp://theecograndma.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-16458918185102911752015-06-03T13:27:45.115-04:002015-06-03T13:27:45.115-04:00Cyndi, wish you good luck and loads of Happiness.E...Cyndi, wish you good luck and loads of Happiness.Enjoy your time amidst Nature!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />ShantanaNatureStophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668434381160922043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-48673454175257606082015-06-03T12:39:59.657-04:002015-06-03T12:39:59.657-04:00Good for you! As you know, I had to make changes m...Good for you! As you know, I had to make changes myself so I definitely understand. You&#39;ve been an amazing, unselfish blogger and will be missed by many BUT I know you will have a grand time with your new beginnings! XOCharliehttp://www.changes4charlie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-4274992728085112722015-06-03T12:00:48.268-04:002015-06-03T12:00:48.268-04:00Wishing you all the best! It&#39;s a very wise dec...Wishing you all the best! It&#39;s a very wise decision, but I&#39;ll miss you nonetheless!The Wellness Wifehttp://www.thewellnesswife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-8926893181524665732015-06-03T11:53:34.588-04:002015-06-03T11:53:34.588-04:00Wishing you the best in your new ventures, whateve...Wishing you the best in your new ventures, whatever they may be and wherever they take you.Meryl Baerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-86048749872062225482015-06-03T11:27:15.409-04:002015-06-03T11:27:15.409-04:00Dear Cyndi, I am sorry to see you go as I just rec...Dear Cyndi, I am sorry to see you go as I just recently found your beautiful site and meaningful challenges. I can truly appreciate your decision from where I stand on our teenie plot--just a half-acre of fruit trees. May your new life be productive and purposeful filled with hope, health and happiness. Thank you for your inspiration. See you &quot;out there,&quot; somewhere. Cherylcstockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13595287466138299620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-38955425366218937512015-06-03T09:00:08.592-04:002015-06-03T09:00:08.592-04:00Thank you and I so completely understand your deci...Thank you and I so completely understand your decision, I feel much the same way about my blogging, I&#39;d like to write more but there is just not enough time.<br /><br />I do hope and I am sure that you keep inspiring people around you. <br /><br />Good luck with whatever the future brings you :)<br /><br />/CatCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523640546962715177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-29599333554197325822015-06-03T07:48:22.710-04:002015-06-03T07:48:22.710-04:00I have learned much from following your blog over ...I have learned much from following your blog over the years. I will miss it for sure. It&#39;s a time of new beginnings for us as well. We are moving to another state allowing us to be closer to family. I wish you all the best in your new ventures!Teresa Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033554741565921836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-23670298700063177852015-06-03T02:03:37.647-04:002015-06-03T02:03:37.647-04:00Cyndi - thank you for all you have shared over the...Cyndi - thank you for all you have shared over the years. The very best to you and yours - and enjoy your garden.. . :)Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-13253131709588480002015-06-03T01:28:09.193-04:002015-06-03T01:28:09.193-04:00Congratulations Cyndi, I&#39;m so proud to have kn...Congratulations Cyndi, I&#39;m so proud to have known you online for so long in blogland! Enjoy the new chapter!<br /><br />Earlier tonight I saw the best quote: &quot;the ultimate luxury: offline&quot; which I&#39;m sure you can appreciate. My husband and I have been off Facebook for almost 4 years now and can&#39;t imagine ever going back. I have no social media apps on my phone (not even my blog) as my work is about being online, so making sure my time online is spent productively is big. Enjoy the trees and the summer and the air !!!!<br /><br />AimeeAimeehttp://www.theecofeminist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-55715716703426175642015-06-02T12:27:53.421-04:002015-06-02T12:27:53.421-04:00Update to this challenge: it&#39;s been a positive...Update to this challenge: it&#39;s been a positive experience! While the daytime temps have been over the century mark for a few days, the overnights have been in the 70s. So, while the A/C is set to go on at 84 during the day (we tried to live without, but at 88, it was too toasty--we were melting, the butter melting and foodstuffs start to spoil), we threw open the windows at night and it&#39;s been almost chilly to our toasted bones (72 on the thermostat). We got the fresh air moving through the house and we&#39;re saving on the electric bill and carbon footprint. YAY!<br />Thanks for the challenge and the chance to redeem ourselves from last week! Cherylcstockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13595287466138299620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-610763823778570342015-05-31T23:55:10.036-04:002015-05-31T23:55:10.036-04:00I also too, open windows in almost time of year, I...I also too, open windows in almost time of year, I live in a country side so the environmental very clean and green!Green tech boxhttps://greentechbox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-32122993792752356432015-05-31T10:36:47.635-04:002015-05-31T10:36:47.635-04:00Reducing your VOC exposure is always a great thing...Reducing your VOC exposure is always a great thing to do. Once you&#39;ve done one thing to improve your indoor air quality check in here http://www.worldchanging.me/building/voc-what-off-gas/level-2 (once you&#39;ve completed level 1 that is :) ) <br /><br />Now that it&#39;s getting warmer we have the windows and doors open most days!<br /><br />For anyone trying to avoid palm oil check out these quests: http://www.worldchanging.me/quest-tag/palm-oilMoraghttp://www.worldchanging.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-28757536688259407572015-05-30T16:45:15.972-04:002015-05-30T16:45:15.972-04:00My windows are open as soon as it&#39;s warm enoug...My windows are open as soon as it&#39;s warm enough here. I love the sounds of the birds and the rain hitting the roof and the fresh smells that permeate my rooms from the plantings around the house. It&#39;s one of the reasons I dislike air conditioning, who wants to feel closed up in a box all summer? Not me. Loishttp://theecograndma.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-81293364191043324202015-05-29T15:40:47.089-04:002015-05-29T15:40:47.089-04:00I just realized that I put in my comment that we h...I just realized that I put in my comment that we have lots of trees and weeds I meant lots of trees and wooded areas that have lots of green vegetation. Don&#39;t know what I was thinking when I typed weeds. lol Alicia@ Eco friendly Homemakinghttp://ecofriendlyhomemaking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-7740624181312002842015-05-28T00:43:58.264-04:002015-05-28T00:43:58.264-04:00This one is an easy one for me - my house is open ...This one is an easy one for me - my house is open all day every day because I&#39;m lucky enough to live on a tropical island. There&#39;s very little industry on the island, and I live in the country so there&#39;s no traffic, so the air quality is great (2nd cleanest in the world apparently) so the house is fresh and open all the time, bliss!<br />I&#39;ve written about the effect of our walls on air quality inside the home, with particular reference to the kitchen. I think often we&#39;re concerned with our cleaning materials, and the food we prepare in the kitchen (both of which are very important) but sometimes we forget the walls.... http://www.ecofriendlylink.com/blog/eco-friendly-kitchen-wall-covering/<br /><br />Last week&#39;s challenge however is far more difficult for me. On Tuesday I was shopping, looking for biscuits (crackers? cookies? not sure what they&#39;d be called in the US) to go with cheese, and everything I wanted used palm oil, so I had to abandon the biscuits idea. I&#39;ve stopped eating so many products (like Nutella) because of palm oil. To make matter worse, so many people look at me and tell me that me - one person - abstaining isn&#39;t going to stop deforestation for palm oil plantations, but I have to keep trying. (And I don&#39;t have a great deal of faith in the Roundtable certification, although certainly it&#39;s a step in the right direction). Here are the best ways that I&#39;ve found to avoid palm oil http://www.ecofriendlylink.com/blog/avoid-palm-oil/<br /><br />Thanks Small for this challenge, you&#39;ve renewed my zeal for trying to avoid deforestation in what I buy!Clare - EcoFriendlyLink.comhttps://plus.google.com/u/0/+Ecofriendlylink/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-21620899165668594072015-05-27T22:44:55.327-04:002015-05-27T22:44:55.327-04:00We open our windows almost everyday this time of y...We open our windows almost everyday this time of year. We live out in the country so we are pretty far away from any factories so I&#39;m thinking our air quality is pretty good. I know I shouldn&#39;t just take that for granted and actually should check it out. Lots of cows, horses and goats out here which I know contribute to grenhouse gases.We also have lots and lots of trees and weeds so hopefully that is helping keep the air cleaner.Alicia@ Eco friendly Homemakinghttp://ecofriendlyhomemaking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-16077312744154141112015-05-27T17:18:37.834-04:002015-05-27T17:18:37.834-04:00ACK! Just when the thermometer is hitting 100 for ...ACK! Just when the thermometer is hitting 100 for consecutive days! ACK! This is a toughy for me!<br />We have had a marvelous May; it&#39;s usually 90s every day and running the air conditioning every day. No A/C yet, but...This past weekend we saw three days of 70s and it&#39;s now well into 90s and will be 100 next couple of days. What that means is the house becomes unbearable, high 80s. We usually open the windows at night, then close up the house to keep the cool in...we&#39;ll be turning the air on at 84, when need be. We can try, that&#39;s all I&#39;ll say! ccstockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13595287466138299620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533197693162353126.post-77722205501127372362015-05-27T12:48:06.090-04:002015-05-27T12:48:06.090-04:00Great challenge! I grew up in mid-20th century in ...Great challenge! I grew up in mid-20th century in a factory town with both a steel plant and a power plant for a chemical company. There was often soot in the air from the metal smelting and burning coal. Even then, we opened windows—no one had air conditioning in the 1960s.<br /><br />Now, I live in Seattle—a city with less industrial activity, but still has a steel plant and some of the worst traffic in the country. Luckily, ocean breezes come in through the Sound and help clean us out. We replaced all the windows in our 1906 house a number of years ago, and when we did we made sure they were all operable. I get them all open as early in the season as I can. We use a heavy-duty, almost industrial fan to suck air through the upstairs so our bedrooms stay cool except on the most extreme summer nights—heaven! I&#39;m lucky I work at home, so the house can stay opened up all day, nearly every day. I wouldn&#39;t have it any other way!Andrea Ptakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07804830480381262696noreply@blogger.com